Open access in Ukraine

Characteristics and evolution from 2012 to 2021

Bibliographic Data

ID21255985
AuthorsNataliia Kaliuzhna (0000-0003-3154-8194, Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)), Christian Hauschke (0000-0003-2499-7741, Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB))
Year2024
Volume5
Issue4
Pages1022-1041
Publication date2024-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQuantitative Science Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2641-3337 • E-ISSN: 2641-3337
PublisherMIT Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1162/qss_a_00324
OpenAlexW4402037392
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited44

This study investigates the development of open access (OA) to publications produced by authors affiliated with Ukrainian universities and research organizations in the period 2012–2021. To get a comprehensive overview we assembled data from three databases: Dimensions, Web of Science (WoS), and Scopus. Our final data set consisted of 186,000 unique records. To determine the OA status of each article, this study utilized Unpaywall data, which was obtained via API. It was determined that 71.5% of all considered articles during the observed period were openly available at the time of analysis. Notably, 60.9% of the OA papers were disseminated through national journals. Furthermore, our findings indicate that the rate of OA papers was highest in the Humanities, at 89.7%, with 74.8% of papers disseminated through national communication channels. The share of OA papers published in national journals surpassed OA papers in foreign journals across all research areas except Natural Sciences. Another noteworthy finding was that Gold OA emerged as the predominant type of OA over the 10-year period of analysis. We underscore the critical importance of ensuring the FAIRness of national scholarly communication infrastructure for monitoring OA uptake and state support of national publishers

Geography · Political science · International Science and Diplomacy

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